Deployment of a Socially Assistive Robot for Assessment of COVID-19 Symptoms and Exposure at an Elder Care Setting

Mucchiani, Caio; Cacchione, Pamela Z.; Johnson, Michelle J.; Mead, Ross; Yim, Mark

doi:10.1109/ro-man50785.2021.9515551

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“…It is common to find floor-to-ceiling glass walls in buildings such as hospitals, residential buildings or offices. Additionally, a wide range of robotic applications for indoor scenarios are emerging, since robots have been proven to be highly helpful in tasks such as assisting elderly people [1], surveillance [2] or performing household duties like cleaning [3]. The main issue when dealing with reflective materials is that they affect light-based sensors such as LiDARs, making their measurements unreliable.…”

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Intensity-Based Identification of Reflective Surfaces for Occupancy Grid Map Modification

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The presence of mobile robots in indoor environments is becoming increasingly significant. While there are algorithms such as SLAM that allow robots to navigate these environments, they do not take into account structural elements of modern buildings such as large glass areas. Due to the use of lightbased sensors such as laser scans, these elements are only visible at few incident angles, so they are seen as noise by SLAM algorithms. In this work, reflective surfaces are detected by analyzing laser scan intensity values in order to build a reflection-aware map for safe indoor robot navigation. The main novelty of the proposed method is the usage of a single sensor to gather environment information and a single parameter to determine where reflective zones are. Experiments are carried out in multiple complex real scenarios, quantitatively testing how well the method performs against state of the art works and against factors such as changes in robot orientation, a large number of reflective areas or changes in illumination.

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Intensity-Based Identification of Reflective Surfaces for Occupancy Grid Map Modification

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“…A variety of technological innovations are being developed to assist and ease the burden on professionals, informal caregivers, and patients (18,(34)(35)(36). For example, socially-assistive robots (SARs) have been developed to be used in hospitals and in the home, to perform various tasks, such as coaching an exercise session, aiding with ADLs, and encouraging exercise and emotional expression (15,(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45). The purpose of SARs for rehabilitation is to support and expand independent functioning, reduce the support needed from caregivers, and motivate patients, caregivers, and therapists in coping with the intensive repetitive daily activities required to improve quality of life, health, and psychological well-being (46)(47)(48)(49)(50).…”

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A Socially Assistive Robot for Stroke Patients: Acceptance, Needs, and Concerns of Patients and Informal Caregivers

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Amitai

Levy-Tzedek

2022

Front. Rehabilit. Sci.

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Stroke patients often contend with long-term physical challenges that require treatment and support from both formal and informal caregivers. Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) can assist patients in their physical rehabilitation process and relieve some of the burden on the informal caregivers, such as spouses and family members. We collected and analyzed information from 23 participants (11 stroke patients and 12 informal caregivers) who participated in a total of six focus-group discussions. The participants responded to questions regarding using a SAR to promote physical exercises during the rehabilitation process: (a) the advantages and disadvantages of doing so; (b) specific needs that they wish a SAR would address; (c) patient-specific adaptations they would propose to include; and (d) concerns they had regarding the use of such technology in stroke rehabilitation. We found that the majority of the participants in both groups were interested in experiencing the use of a SAR for rehabilitation, in the clinic and at home. Both groups noted the advantage of having the constant presence of a motivating entity with whom they can practice their rehabilitative exercises. The patients noted how such a device can assist formal caregivers in managing their workload, while the informal caregivers indicated that such a system could ease their own workload and sense of burden. The main disadvantages that participants noted related to the robot not possessing human abilities, such as the ability to hold a conversation, to physically guide the patient's movements, and to express or understand emotions. We anticipate that the data collected in this study—input from the patients and their family members, including the similarities and differences between their points of view—will aid in improving the development of SARs for rehabilitation, so that they can better suit people who have had a stroke, and meet their individual needs.

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“…Hoy en día, la robótica móvil en entornos de interior cuenta con un gran número de aplicaciones. Tareas como la asistencia a personas mayores [10], la vigilancia de entornos como oficinas [2] o la realizació de tareas del hogar como la limpieza [13] se han visto beneficiadas por el uso de robots. Todas estas aplicaciones son dinámicas, es decir, el robot debe poder moverse por el entorno en el que se encuentra para poder realizarlas correctamente.…”

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Coordinación de niveles geométrico y topológico para el paso de puertas de un robot móvil bimanipulador

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XLIII Jornadas De Automática: Libro De Actas: 7, 8 Y 9 De Septiembre De 2022, Logroño (La Rioja)

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La presencia de los robots móviles en entornos de interior es cada vez mayor para tareas como la asistencia de personas mayores. Dado que estas plataformas deben adaptarse a las dimensiones y formas de los entornos donde se encuentran, su tamaño resulta considerable. Es por ello que se necesita una estrategia de navegación que permita el paso de zonas estrechas de una manera segura. Este trabajo propone la coordinación de niveles geométrico y topológico para la navegación de entornos de interior teniendo en cuenta el paso de puertas. Se propone el mapeado geométrico y topológico del entorno, así como una coordinación de dos estrategias de navegación, una para zonas de mayor tamaño y otra, a más bajo nivel, para el paso de puertas. El método es probado en un entorno real, mostrando su eficacia.

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Deployment of a Socially Assistive Robot for Assessment of COVID-19 Symptoms and Exposure at an Elder Care Setting

Cited by 6 publications

References 34 publications

Intensity-Based Identification of Reflective Surfaces for Occupancy Grid Map Modification

Intensity-Based Identification of Reflective Surfaces for Occupancy Grid Map Modification

A Socially Assistive Robot for Stroke Patients: Acceptance, Needs, and Concerns of Patients and Informal Caregivers

Coordinación de niveles geométrico y topológico para el paso de puertas de un robot móvil bimanipulador

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